A fitting end, even if I’m not happy about it. At all. Except for I’m happy with most of it except for that one part that was AWFUL AND HORRIBLE AND I HATE IT. And the rest of it was great, but I’m bitter. In case you can’t tell, I’m a little too emotional to give this a proper review. I have no idea what I’m about to type. First things first: until THAT THING happened, this was hands down my favorite book in the […]
There is a dog in this named ‘Achoo Curlypaws.’ It’s farking adorable.
I suppose it was sort of inevitable that I wouldn’t like this one as much as I enjoyed Terrier, but I felt Bloodhound (the second book in Pierce’s Beka Cooper trilogy) had some structural and pacing issues that hampered my enjoyment. Bloodhound picks up a year and a half after the events of the last book. Beka has been an official Dog now for almost a year, but she can’t keep a partner. They’re either incompetent or can’t keep up with her. And then she gets saddled with […]
Bollocks
I have this theory about Keanu Reeves. The less his character knows about what’s going on, the better the movie. My favorite movies of his are Bill and Ted, I Love You to Death, Parenthood and The Matrix. My theory really holds up with the Matrix trilogy; the first one was awesome, the last two, not so much. Why would someone cast a man who can only play someone who knows nothing as a man who knows too much? Let’s not even get into his […]
My favorite Tamora Pierce book (so far).
Well, that was a ridiculously quick 582 pages. I expected to take at least three to four days to get through it, but as soon I started, I just couldn’t seem to stop reading. I think I finished it in a little over a day. Terrier is the first in Tamora Pierce’s latest young adult series, Beka Cooper (sometimes also known as Provost’s Dog). It takes place about 200 years before Alanna: The First Adventure (which was Pierce’s first book, and the first of The […]
On Warfare, Camaraderie, and Malingering Corporals
Early in Joe Abercrombie’s The Heroes, a character, when asked about good and evil, remarks, “There’s always good men on both sides of a good question.” Left unspoken is the fact that there are also horrible bastards on both sides of that same question. Given that the book takes place largely during the three-day Battle of Osrung, the latest clash between the Union and the North in Abercrombie’s First Law world, that’s a fairly succinct summation of what the reader’s in for. There will be […]
A Grimm-moire Guide to Portland’s Creepiest Residents
Grimm is a television show that has been running on NBC since the 2011 fall season. Part procedural cop show, part fantasy, the series follows Portland homicide detective Nick Burkhardt, who is descended from a long line of hunter/protectors known as Grimms. After his Aunt Marie is killed, Nick inherits the family business, from her extensive weapon collection to some super-human abilities. Grimms have the ability to see Wesen, creatures with animal characteristics that live among humans. Many Wesen are dangerous to humans and prey upon […]